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Everyone naturally picked up the tea cup and bowed their heads to taste the tea. Except for the sound of laughing and drinking tea, there was no conversation at the scene.

Drinking tea quietly is certainly better than arguing and scolding, but it is also too cold.

Ling Xue looked around, and saw that everyone was either drinking tea with their heads down, or sitting upright, or touching their faces, or admiring their nails, so she smiled and proposed to everyone: "There is a drinking order." Let's drink tea and make a tea order, what do you think? ”

"Good!" Yi Ziling was the first to agree. Several other ladies casually agreed.

Princess Yan Ran listened, turned her head and smiled at Mingyu and said, "I don't know if you can make a tea order when you drink tea?" ”

Mingyu said without thinking: "Although drinking tea is mainly quiet. But it's not impossible. Everything is prescribed by man. ”

"But I don't know how this tea order works?" Princess Chu Xi asked with a smile.

As the proposer, Ling Xue naturally had a plan in her heart, and replied with a smile: "How to do the tea order, it's very simple. Let's also beat the drum to pass the flowers, and whoever passes the flowers to the hands will tell a story and tell a joke. What do you say? ”

"That's a good way!" The county lord of Yunchu clapped his hands in agreement.

Lord Wu Mei stretched out his finger and pointed to the tea in the cup, and said with a smile: "Since it is a tea tasting meeting, the jokes and stories told should best be related to tea." ”

As soon as these words came out, the others naturally nodded in agreement.

There were no drums or mallets on the spot, and of course it didn't bother them. A maid found a clay pot and fastened it on the table, using a bamboo tea as a mallet, and gently knocked it a few times, making a crisp and pleasant sound. They used it as a drum and began the game of drumming and passing flowers. A maid plays the drum with her back to everyone.

The first round of drums sounded in a hurry. The flowers were uploaded from Mingyu's hand to Princess Yanran's hand, and then teleported down in turn. This flower is like a hot potato, and people will quickly pass it down, and never stay in their hands for half a moment.

When it was passed to the lord of Yunchu, she took it slowly, bowed her head and quietly admired the flowers.

"Why don't you pass it on?" Chu Xi stretched out his hand and urged.

At this time, the drumming also stopped abruptly.

Lord Yunchu smiled happily, "There are not many jokes about the story of tea, and if it is told, it can't be told anymore." How nice it would be to be the first one! I'm going to say whatever I want now. It's so fun. ”

Everyone suddenly realized, and they all pointed to the lord of Yunchu County and quipped: "I didn't expect you to be so smart and cunning!" ”

"Alright! Let's tell a story! Someone urged.

The county lord of Yunchu played with the flower handle for a while, and began to point his fingers and eyebrows and said, "Everyone should have heard the story I told. It is said that there is an island where there is a rich lady who is as beautiful as a flower and jade. Many princes and grandsons came here and rushed to propose to the beautiful lady. The first to come to the island was a prince. The young lady asked the prince, 'Have you ever been to the island?' The prince replied: 'No.' The young lady said, 'Eat tea.' The second person to come to the island was a young marquis. The young lady asked Hou Ye, "Have you ever been to the island?" Hou Ye replied: "I've been here." The young lady said, 'Eat tea.' The third is a rich man. He replied, 'I don't know if I've been here or not. The young lady still said the same thing: 'Eat tea.' Before the fourth prince could ask, he asked, 'Why did they come here and eat tea, and they didn't come and eat tea?' I don't know if I've been here and eaten tea? The young lady waved her hand to the boy and said, 'Go for tea.' ’”

Princess Chu Xi raised her eyebrows and asked with a smile: "Isn't this story a copy of the monk of Zhaozhou?" ”

Princess Yan Ran squeezed her eyes at Chu Xi, looked at Mingyu with a smile and said, "The difference is that the monk has changed to a beautiful lady." This young lady seems to be very familiar, but I can't remember it at once... ”

Lord Wu Mei bent over with a smile, covered his mouth and said, "It seems to be very similar to someone at the scene." ”

At this point, everyone understood, and everyone laughed.

"Well, you guys joined forces to make fun of me!" Mingyu's face was crimson, and when he saw everyone laughing happily, he pouted and said, "Okay." As long as you're happy, make fun of it as much as you want. ”

Everyone laughed and tasted another cup of tea.

The second round of drums sounded, and the flowers came again, and when the drums stopped, the flowers fell into Yi Ziling's hands.

She glanced up at the Yunchu County Lord, then at Mingyu, and said with a smile: "I'll just follow the story just now." First of all, Childe entered a tea room, in which there was a table, a chair and a monk. When the monk saw his son, he didn't raise his eyes, pointed to the chair, and said, "Sit." Then he pointed to the table and said, 'Tea.' Then Hou Ye entered the tea room, and the monk said, "Please take a seat." And he said: 'Drink tea.' At last the prince also entered the tearoom, and the monk hurriedly got up to greet him and give up his seat, and said with a smile: "Please sit down and drink fragrant tea." ’”

Mingyu listened, squinted at Yi Ziling, and asked with an embarrassed smile, "Do you mean me?" Am I really that snobbish? ”

Yi Ziling hurriedly smiled and said, "Don't get me wrong, I just think of this story and tell this story." Absolutely nothing else. ”

Mingyu nodded, got up and scanned the audience, then took a look around, and said with a smile: "Sisters, if I have any inconsiderate hospitality, please forgive me." But I have absolutely no distinction in my heart, and I will treat everyone equally. ”

Princess Chu Xi glanced at Yi Ziling and reproached: "Your story is not funny at all. To be punished. What is the punishment, there is no wine here, and the wine is punished with three cups of tea. ”

Yi Ziling repeatedly said that she would admit punishment. Pick up the teacup and drink three cups in a row.

The drum sounded a few more times, and the flowers fell on Ran Mengxin's hand. I saw her shaking her head and saying, "I'll follow the story just now." Of course, this is not meant to be a joke. The prince was invited into a tea-room, which contained a table, a chair, and a monk. When the monk saw the prince come in, he pointed to his chair and said, 'Sit down.' The prince sat down in his chair. The monk stretched out his hand and pointed to the cup, saying, "Please drink tea." The prince looked at the table, where there were only two empty glasses. I saw the monk take the empty cup and drink it. When the monk saw that the prince had not drunk, he said, 'Please drink tea.' The prince was puzzled and said, 'There is no tea in the cup, how can you drink it?' The monk said awe-inspiringly: "There is no tea in the cup, if you have tea in your heart, you can naturally drink the taste of tea." There is tea in the cup, and if you don't have tea in your heart, you can't drink the taste of tea. The prince seemed to have come to his senses, and took up the empty cup and drank more than a dozen cups. However, we don't know if he actually drank tea. ”

"It's not funny." Rao Xiyan looked at Ran Mengxin and said.

"It's not funny, but it's still a little Zen." Bian Suting raised her eyes and looked around, as if she was thoughtless.

Then the drum beat a few more times, and the flowers fell on Ling Xue's hand. As the proposer of the tea order, she naturally has a draft.

"Although the story of the empty cup just now has a Zen flavor, an empty cup without water is not a way of hospitality after all. I'm going to tell you a story about water, adding a little water to your cup. Ling Xue lowered her head and thought about it, and said with a smile: "It is said that there is a tea ceremony master who loves to make tea, and he pays special attention to water when making tea." He believes that dew, snow melt water, and water in the heart of the river are the best water. These waters must be used to make tea, and even the water of one spring, two springs, and three springs cannot be looked down upon. One day, the master asked the apprentice to fetch good water to make tea. On this day, there was no dew or snow, and the so-called good water was only the water in the heart of the river. The apprentice carried the barrel and walked a mile or two to the river. He drove a flat boat to the middle of the river, then took off his clothes and dived to the bottom of the river, filled a bucket of water in the center of the river, covered it with a bucket lid, surfaced, and drove back to the shore. Then he struggled to carry the bucket back up the mountain. After walking for a short distance, the apprentice tripped over a stone under his feet, and the bucket in his hand was overturned, and all the water in the bucket flowed out. Finally, a bucket of water from the heart of the river was hit, and it was knocked out like this. The apprentice twisted the empty bucket and returned to the river, but at this time he was a little lazy and didn't want to go to the bottom of the river to get water from the middle of the river, so he randomly fetched a bucket of water by the river and went back to give the master an errand. After boiling the tea and tasting it, the master reproached the apprentice and said, 'This tea is bitter and astringent, you must have been lazy and didn't hit the water of the river's heart.' The apprentice thought, wow, the master is really a god, and he can drink it not the water of Jiangxin! I won't dare to be lazy anymore. ”

Princess Chu Xi patted Ling Xue's hand and asked with a smile, "Is there a difference between the water in the heart of the river and the water in the river?" ”

Ling Xue glanced at Princess Chu Xi, looked left and right again, and said with a smile: "There are still differences. The water on the surface of the river is the water that passes by; And the water in the heart of the river is the stagnant water in the loop. The river is illuminated by the sun and the moon, and the essence of the sun and the moon are accumulated in the center of the river. Therefore, the water in the heart of the river is naturally better than the water by the river. ”

"Even if there is a difference, but after boiling it into tea, you can actually distinguish it, that's too godly!" Princess Yan Ran looked at Ling Xue with puzzled eyes, as if in disbelief.

Ling Xue glanced back at Princess Yan Ran, nodded, and said with a smile: "Actually, that apprentice also has this question. Once, while the master was in a good mood, he asked the master how he knew that it was not the water of Jiangxin. The master said: "I saw your eyes flickering and your words were weak, and I knew that this was not the water of the heart of the river. When the apprentice heard this, he fainted. ”

Everyone wanted to know how the master distinguished the water in the heart of the river, and they all concentrated and listened attentively, and finally when they heard that this was the method, they all fainted with laughter.

Another round of tea. Another drum sounded, and the flowers fell into the hands of the host, Mingyu.

"I'm in charge of making tea for everyone, do you want to talk about it too?" Mingyu asked with a smile.

"Speak!" Everyone said in unison.

Mingyu smiled: "Okay." Let me think. She looked down and thought for a moment, then raised her hand and brushed her sideburns, and said, "There is a Zen master in the temple who often has to receive all kinds of donors. Every time he received a donor, he was served with tea. The Zen master has received so many people, and he has developed an unusually sharp eye, and can see at a glance what kind of person the other party is. On this day, a benefactor came to the temple, and sat and drank tea with the Zen master, and sat and drank for three days and three nights, always calm. The Zen master couldn't even see what kind of person he was. The Zen master was very strange, and on the fourth day he couldn't help but ask the donor, 'Donor, I have received thousands of people. There are those who seek fame, those who seek profit, and those who seek children. 'It's the first time I've seen someone like you, who is fasting and forgetful, who has no desires, who has no desires, and who has no thoughts. It's hard to come by. If you can do this, you must be a big hero. The donor said lightly: 'Where am I a big hero and a big hero?' The fortune of my life, which exam to take the first place, which year to get married, which year to get promoted, how many official grades, how many children, all of them were calculated by fortune tellers, and I was not happy at all. What's the use of my own thoughts? The Zen master fainted when he heard this. ”

"Tea tasting requires meditation. This benefactor is the best fit for tea. Princess Chu Xi smiled.

Yun Chu County Lord said, "He already has such a meditation. Even if he drinks alcohol, it is estimated that he will taste it in three sips, and he will not be shocked. ”

Lord Wu Mei said categorically: "He is not meditating, he is simply dead." ”

"Yes, he's dead set on everything in the future because he's too sure about the future." Princess Yan Ran realized, stared at the void with her eyes, and sighed, "Therefore, uncertainty is the main theme of life, if you are too sure, life will be meaningless." ”